MLC Ivan D’Souza addresses the media in Mangaluru on Saturday Mangaluru: MLC Ivan D’Souza has urged Karnataka MPs across party lines to press the Centre to deploy a fact-finding committee before acting on the Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats.Addressing a press conference on Saturday, the MLC stressed the need to evaluate the report’s impact…
teak tree Parambikulam Story. (Story – Shaji) Chennai: Tamil Nadu has launched a scientific initiative to introduce high-yielding teak clones for plantations across the state, in a move aimed at boosting timber productivity and farmer income.Green Tamil Nadu Mission (GTM), working with the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) in Coimbatore, is rolling…
Sept 17 also marks PM Narendra Modi’s birthday. Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public office with a series of programmes from Sept 17, including lighting diyas and a three-day welfare scheme enrolment camp. Sept 17 also marks Modi’s birthday.On Saturday, KMC top brass held a meeting…
Jairam Ramesh pointed to Paragraph 16 of the declaration, which recalls the 1955 Asian-African Conference in Bandung. NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday took a jab at the Centre by invoking the iconic Bollywood melody, “Tu jahan jahan chale ga, mera saaya saath hoga,” to highlight former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru‘s diplomatic legacy and its presence…
Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio to open $2 million Malibu property to public after beach dispute. (Photo: NY Post) Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio is being forced to dedicate a $2 million beachfront property in Malibu for public use after his company allegedly used heavy machinery to remove sand, cobble stones and boulders from a…
Leaders pose for a family photo during the Brics summit in New Delhi (Picture credit: Reuters) There is currently no proposal to introduce a common Brics currency, while discussions on settling bilateral trade in local currencies will continue as a way to reduce transaction costs, Sudhakar Dalela, secretary (economic relations) in the ministry of external…
‘Poonam ji tried to snatch phone and break it’: Kunickaa Sadanand speaks out on CINTAA crisis, alleges papers were moved from office amid legal battle, questions Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure The turmoil within the Cine and TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) continues to escalate, with fresh allegations emerging over documents allegedly being moved from the…
Image credit: Reuters Photo NEW DELHI: England completed a 3-0 Test series clean sweep over Pakistan at Edgbaston, but the series produced an unusual statistic.It was only the eighth three-match Test series in history to finish without a single individual century. It was also only the second such series in England, after the 1888 Ashes.England’s…
General:The week opens on a bright note, and you’ll feel it almost at once. Early in the week, a wish that has sat quietly in your heart for some time may finally move closer to reality. There is warmth around you, and not just at home. People notice your effort, your presence, even the way…
Mangaluru: A coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has joined hands across Karnataka to strengthen village-level surveillance, awareness and legal protection mechanisms aimed at eliminating child marriage.Spearheaded by the Just Rights for Children (JRC) network, the initiative seeks to take the Centre’s ‘Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat’ campaign to the gram panchayat level. The network mobilised more…
